TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Peco Meals, the nation’s seventh largest poultry firm, pronounces two promotions inside its senior management group. Kevin Phillips might be taking up as chief industrial officer (CCO), and Scott Alexander will function senior company director of gross sales and advertising.

Phillips, a seasoned skilled with greater than twenty years of expertise within the poultry sector, will spearhead the corporate’s strategic initiatives to proceed constructing a cutting-edge infrastructure to develop the marketplace for Peco’s merchandise and enhance income, the corporate mentioned, including that in his earlier position as the company director of gross sales and advertising–commodity, Phillips demonstrated distinctive management, overseeing crucial facets of Peco’s commodity enterprise. His monitor report in optimizing volumes, refining product combine, and formulating aggressive pricing methods has been instrumental in driving the corporate’s progress in 2023, Peco added.

With greater than twenty years of expertise within the poultry business, Phillips has served in a number of skilled management positions, together with chairman of the Nationwide Rooster Council Advertising and marketing Committee, a U.S. Poultry & Egg Affiliation board member and a USA Poultry & Egg Export Council board member.

“Kevin’s unwavering dedication to Peco Meals and depth of expertise within the poultry business make him the best candidate for this position,” mentioned Mark Hickman, president and CEO of Peco Meals. “His robust management qualities and strategic imaginative and prescient align completely with our dedication to innovation and dedication to our prospects.”

Scott Alexander will transition from company director of gross sales and advertising–worth added to senior company director of gross sales and advertising. On this position, he’ll oversee all gross sales and advertising for the commodity and value-added merchandise and proceed to problem his group to determine and safe new enterprise and merchandise by way of the distribution of retail, c-stores, QSR and different strategic accounts.

“Scott has been with Peco since 1993 and has helped us drastically strengthen our value-added product combine to fulfill evolving buyer wants,” Hickman mentioned. “We all know he’ll thrive on this position and proceed to place our firm as a aggressive producer of high quality merchandise devoted to driving excellence in every little thing we do.”

This transition in management underscores Peco Meals’ dedication to nurturing expertise and sustaining its fame as an business chief dedicated to delivering superior high quality and repair, the corporate famous.

· Retirement

Peco Meals has additionally introduced the retirement of Steve Evans, chief industrial officer (CCO). With 40-plus years within the business and almost 4 years with the corporate, Evans will retire on the finish of January. Initially becoming a member of Peco in a consulting capability in 2019, Evans was employed as chief industrial officer in July 2020 and can go away a legacy of strategic perception and invaluable contributions to the corporate’s success, the corporate mentioned.

“We lengthen our heartfelt gratitude to Steve for his contributions throughout his tenure at Peco Meals,” Hickman added. “His management has been pivotal in steering our industrial methods and sustainably setting our group up for achievement for years to come back.”

A Georgia State College graduate, Evans accomplished superior research on the Wharton Faculty of the College of Pennsylvania and the Darden Faculty of Enterprise on the College of Virginia. With a number of many years of senior management at Perdue Meals, three years as firm president and CEO at Allen-Harim, and several other years in management at Cagles Inc., Evans introduced wide-ranging experience in gross sales, advertising, product growth, provide chain, customer support and extra.

Along with years of business experience, Evans had a nationwide presence as a board member and previous chair of the advertising committee for the Nationwide Rooster Council. He was additionally a member of the Salisbury College Perdue Faculty of Enterprise Govt Advisory Council and a member of quite a few advisory boards.

“As I replicate on my devoted profession within the poultry business, I’ll actually miss working alongside the distinctive group at Peco Meals,” Evans mentioned. “Nonetheless, I’m extraordinarily assured within the group I’m abandoning and know they’ll proceed delivering modern merchandise and excellent customer support to drive sustainable progress.”